The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-21
The Kentuckian Urged to Accept the Treasury
Portfolio and Take the Chance of Place
on the National Ticket Next Year.
Belief that Congress Will Not Take Ac-
tion on the Retaliatory Measures.
Printer Benedict Struggling to Secure Con-
frmation-More Pension Bills Vetoed
Further About the Texas 0utrages.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE SPEAKER

The Formers Reasons for Urging the Lat
ter to Accept Manning's Position.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-Speaker Carlisle was
at the White House to-day in consultation with
the President for upwards Of three hours, and
rumors are renewed ton ght that he is to assume
charge Of the Treasury portfolio. 1t is now
known that Mr.. Cleveland rendered the secre
taryship Of the Treasury to Mr.. Carlisle more
than fortnight since, and that it was refused.
Mr.. Carlisle stated that ne could rot afford, at
this time, to quit congressional life for short
term in any federal office, although he recog
nized that the position rendered him the
highest within the gift of the highest officer of
the country. Then he told that
he was wanted in the Treasury
for a purpose, and that it was a
matter of the most vital importance to the Dem
ocratic party; that if President Cleveland sue
ceeded himself he would retain his Secretary Of
the Treasury, provided he was the gentleman
from Kentucky. It is understood that the man
who waited upon Mr.. Carlisle is a prominent
Cabinet officer. and that he urged with such per-
suasiveness the necessity of the Speaker leaving
the presiding Chair in the House to go into the
Treasury that qualified consent was finally OBJ
tanned. The qualification was that it should be
shown that the transfer was necessary TO party
success A few days ago Speaker Carlisle had
talk with the President about the mat
ter. ard insisted that he could do
more for the party in the House
that in the Treasury, and at the same time he
could do himself more justice. If he left his
place in the House he might drop out of public
life on the 4th of March, 1889, whereas he had a
life lease if he remained as now. It is stated
upon excellent authority, that the President in
timated to the Speaker that in the event he went
| into the Treasury now. there was such thing
as ALTERATION in the names of two men who
ight head the national Democratic ticket next
year: that their association in office now would
naturally lead people to speak their
names in the same breath, and it
did not strike Mr. Carlisle as forcibly as the ar
gument that he was needed and demanded to
insure party success, as the Speaker is not be-
| lever in the theory that the South can furnish
even the second name on the ticket
A gentleman who possesses much inside in
| formation from the White House says Secretary
Manning believes he himself may be called to
| lead the party in the next campaign, and that
be had this view when he wrote to Congress re-
| Gently concerning the fisheries question:; that
| Cleveland recognized that the administration
| will not be Endorsed by New York in the next
| convention, or at the polls next fal and
that his object in insisting upon Speaker
| Carlisle going into the Treasury is
| to solidfy himself with the West and South, be
| lieving that he can be nominated and elected
| without New York. He thinks Mr.. Carlisle
would place liberal constructions upon the Gus
| toms and internalrevenue laws, and make apol
| ogy to the revenue reformers for the failure OF
the party to execute its pledges. To-day's New
York Democratic papers predict that Carlisle
will succeed Manning. but as stated in these
dispatches on Friday night last. i. is not likely
| that he will do So